August 2008
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W4M
almostlovers:
Despite, admittedly, having not much experience in that arena, I like to think myself a romantic.
Which is why the Singapore Craigslist community is a constant disappointment. The Missed Connections section is a wasteland, averaging maybe 3 posts a week, and the M4W/W4M/etc lists are mostly foreigners looking for a good lay. It makes me feel very much like this guy, who so aptly...
fun fact about Wasilla, Alaska, where Sarah Pallin...
madeupmemories:
spiegelman:
It’s population is roughly 60% of the size of the undergraduate student body of my alma mater. I served in student government — maybe I should be the VP candidate. My constituency was bigger.
Also, if the entire city of Wasilla went to a Dodger game there would be 50,000 empty seats.
Eric Spiegelman is killing the Sarah Palin game right now. [PREVIOUSLY]
thehumorinthings:
John Hodgman ~ ‘Alaska’
some...
the zombies ~ ‘tell her no’
wikipedia...
dawn ~ “i’m afraid they’re all...
i don't know how, but they've found us.
the shirtless men are invading tumblr.
time to pack up the truck and go.
Do you believe in Santa Claus?
alejandraramos:
I saw this tweet on my feed today:
“gezelliggirl This is 2008: my kid, who has just lost a tooth, asked me to look up the Tooth Fairy on Wikipedia so she could see photos of it.”
I love this because it’s exactly what I would have done if I were a child today. When I was 11 or so I looked up “Santa Claus” in the encyclopedia. I read the entire entry, concluding that because he...
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“I never met a woman that wasn’t a federal agent. You can’t trust women. Women...”
– Drunken bum, overheard on a Chicago train by my e-buddy Andrew. (via thewordunheard)
cjpz says: i wonder if my father would know who this was.
chances are he would, but only if the guy was bum=homeless, and not just bum=lazy/worthless.
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Obama: Cub fans 'not serious'
Who he’d root for in a Cubs-Sox World Series:
“Oh, that’s easy. White Sox… . You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer, beautiful people up there. People aren’t watching the game. It’s not serious. White Sox, that’s baseball. South Side.”
and he smokes.
…he’s lucky he’s just running for president — because if he was a girl i...
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Breaking News: CC Sabathia only goes 6 IP vs PIT
it’s the seventh sign of the apocalypse!
muzzle ~ “what a bore”
muzzle kind of...
the part where i go from intriguing to just plain...
for some reason i feel the need to elaborate on the toilet paper setup below, and why you’ll be seeing it in my apartment within the next few weeks…
in addition to being fanciful & whimsical (if you choose to go in that direction, instead of the “whoa, you must need a lot of toilet paper” route) — I figure if I’m buying a 12 pack of toilet paper, doing...
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Female Criteria
brandonfletcher:
Now that I’m finally out of a relationship, I think if I can get someone that fulfills the following criteria next time, it might work:
Open minded
Secure (physically/mentally)
Mature
Actively creative
Financially stable
Rational
Maintains friends with the same characteristics
Health-conscious
Notice I didn’t put superficial stuff like “Doesn’t go to a club...
first willie randolph, now joe biden...
is 3am the new trendy time for making important staffing decisions?
thewordunheard:
Is it bad that I got pissed off at this? A (straight) male friend of mine posted the following as his away message:
“Who went to 4 gay bars last night? Me. Who TOTALLY got 2 free drinks? Me. Who totally got stared at by a few guys? Me. Who now knows what it’s like to be a female at a straight bar? Me.”
I had to stop myself from saying, “Until you know what’s it’s like to get...
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i need a history page (and a search function) for...
now that we’ve all accepted our ADD lifestyles, there’s just too much going on in my head to remember what the hell all it was i wanted to do, see, think, create, absorb, and follow up on, etc.
sigh … in reality, I just need to start using 48% of my brain, like rip torn.
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Out Dated?
lovepuppy:
I feel awkward doing a handshake with someone my own age, outside of our first meeting. Same goes with hugs in the work place. I just don’t like them.
i’m with you on the hugs. i’m like seinfeld with the ‘kiss hello’ on that one.
i do enjoy a good handshake though, and try to employ them every chance i get.
(i also enjoy hi-fives, but not in an annoying,...
Here's an idea.... →
katieschenk:
soupsoup:
peterwknox:
How about you don’t marry the guy you’ve known for only a month before you find out if he’s bipolar? Then maybe you won’t have to act surprised by the fourth suicide attempt before you get divorced. Again.
Whatever Peter, thats a really nice sweater!
Can we please just take note that her last name is Hong. That is all. I’d be marrying the psycho, too.
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“When a gas station employee in Englewood, New Jersey refused to give 21-year-old...”
– Gothamist: Attempt at Condom Refund Ends in Humiliation, Arrest (via lowlife/cvxn) (via tylercoates)
perfectly written.
i’m reblogging this just so i can re-read it every few months and smile.
caragh:
meaghano:
I never feel so intimidated as when I go to a coffeeshop for the first time. No kidding. It’s like infiltrating this whole society, filled with unspoken rules and manners of being and I have no idea what they are much less where the milk table is and whether or not they have mediums. They ask me if they need to leave room for milk and I say yes but they still don’t do it and...
luckily i plan on living to be 165...
well, my day has been kidnapped by ‘the Negotiator’ on MaxHD (or i guess you could say … it’s being held … hostage? eh? eh?)
hopefully watching this will enhance my life in some way, or cause me to stumble upon some kind of brilliant realization, which will then make me a million dollars, or… something. (i’m really trying not to feel like a slacker...
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why do i do these things?
nechamaelle:
At what age will I finally stop looking for my house from a plane? Its been 22 years and I’m still convinced that one of these trips ill be able to spot it.
that’s the best part of flying. it goes:
1. trying to find your own house
2. being shocked at how many people have pools, just a few miles from you
3. pretending that clouds are snow, and you’re flying over...
going to the movies by yourself... →
amwelles:
Totally awesome and confidently badass. It proves that, while having somebody is awesome, you can survive being alone just as easily. I’ve always felt that I could be completely happy with or without that “special someone” in my life… it would just be two different kinds of happy.
going to the movies with friends = fun
going to the movies by yourself = …also fun! (shocker!)
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late to the party
i was walking up 9th ave today, and i passed a woman pushing her dog in a stroller (which struck me as both goofy for the woman, and counter-productive for the dog)
…
my question is — is this something people do now, and i’m just out of the loop?
is this the kind of thing i miss out on by not ordering “stuff white people like” from amazon?
and what if the dog...
thank god for table tennis and screaming babies.
nechamaelle:
This really must be a joke. I haven’t seen a TV since my flight to la, 5 days ago… And now on the way back we’ve got singles ‘table tennis,. Why?! I enjoyed the doubles, don’t get me wrong… But I only am watching these things on the plane. Why ‘table tennis’. Is there nothing else on the Olympics???? Oh, and the kid behind me hasn’t stoped crying since I got to the airport, I’m...
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good to know.
apparently, as far as my biology is concerned, it’s not enough for a cold medication to be “non~drowsy”.
unless it’s chock-full of caffeine, amphetamines, and possibly even crack-cocaine — it’s gonna knock me the f—- out.
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Jemaine Clement, co-star of Flight of the... →
likeasif:
clembastow:
That sound you hear is hundreds of thousands of little indie hearts breaking into a million pieces.
My sister asked for the FOTC Season 1 DVD for her birthday, two months ago.
She received it, and over those past two months, Jemaine has unequivocally become my father’s idol.
…
My father turns 55 in 10 days.
the Decemberists ~ “Think About Me...
Norm Macdonald on The Bob Saget roast
caseydonahue:
I was on my side hurting laughing so hard, I thought it was brilliant. But everyone else in the room (besides pat, who also thought he was hilarious) did not think it was funny at all.
I’m watching the encore of the roast right now just to watch Norm Macdonald again.
flipped on my tumblr just in time to flip on the TV and watch Norm.
wasn’t at all what I was expecting,...
001ofasecond.com or "The Michael Phelps... →
tylercoates:
danhacker:
It’s a very convincing theory for the actual truth behind that photo finish event.
I haven’t read enough about this, but this bit is interesting:
How is it that the official timekeeper of the event is the same company that sponsors Phelps since 2004? Isn’t there a clear conflict of interest here?
well … this entire argument is undercut by the fact that .001...
Yuck and Yuck.
katieschenk:
I moved to my current apartment around November of last year. Ever since then my sinuses and allergies have not been agreeing with me. I’m really worried that it’s something with my building. I usually feel better at work or on vacation and spend my evenings and weekends hacking up a lung.
This sucks. I don’t know what to do about it seeing that I can’t move again. Time to...
fuck it
jennyjennjen:
you only live once… I bought the camera.
tumblr: where strangers buying cameras makes you genuinely happy.
